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<v Speaker 1>In studio Heart for Seniors. It's a link on my

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<v Speaker 1>blog page fifty five care see dot com. Grab that microphone,

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<v Speaker 1>have a seat because we can talk. Welcome back, Patty,

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<v Speaker 1>Patty Scott from Heart for Seniors. I was really impressed

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<v Speaker 1>when you were here and as I discussed the last

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<v Speaker 1>time Heart for Seniors was in studio, Patty's wonderful organization. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought of my father who was in a dementia facility,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know what he went through, and in spite

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<v Speaker 1>of the fact that we viewed it as a good facility,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not don't want to be critical of the

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<v Speaker 1>people that provided the care for him, but if I

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<v Speaker 1>just my heart breaks my mom. She was there every

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<v Speaker 1>single day, and I know it was because she was

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<v Speaker 1>there every single day that he got probably better care

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<v Speaker 1>than he would have gotten had she not been there

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<v Speaker 1>every single day. And one of the problems, and you

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<v Speaker 1>outlined it so well previously, so much so that I

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<v Speaker 1>gave you a contribution to your organization. All right, we

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it was my pleasure to do it. You have

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<v Speaker 1>a software and technology that can make sure folks who

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<v Speaker 1>are literally lying in their own juices if you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean alert the staff that that's the patient

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<v Speaker 1>that needs the immediate service.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems so simple, so simple.

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<v Speaker 1>Explain how that works back.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, so it's all about alert response technology, right, because

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<v Speaker 3>if we don't know something's occurring, right, we can't fix it.

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<v Speaker 3>And this industry, as we said last time, has seen

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<v Speaker 3>no technology. And we know healthcare workers are stretched then

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<v Speaker 3>and especially at a nursing home level. Yeah, they just

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<v Speaker 3>don't have the staff at night, weekends, nights and weekends well,

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<v Speaker 3>but not.

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<v Speaker 1>The most highly compensated positions. And that's saddle into that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, honestly, you're going to be in charge of

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<v Speaker 1>bringing up after seniors and bathing them and showering them.

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<v Speaker 1>To get somebody to even agree to do that as

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<v Speaker 1>for a living, to me, that would cost a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more than what they're currently making on an hourly basis.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it really is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's sad and so I hate to say this, but

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of nursing staff averages, especially on the weekend,

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<v Speaker 3>is one st anda to a whole pod which could

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<v Speaker 3>be thirty four patients and real human being one and

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<v Speaker 3>they're technically protocols are every two hours, so they need

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<v Speaker 3>to go in and check every two hours.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, do the math. The math just doesn't work. No,

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<v Speaker 2>it couldn't.

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<v Speaker 3>So with alert response technology, what's great about it is

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<v Speaker 3>if you're incontinent, let's just take that for example, there's

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<v Speaker 3>a special patented brief and there's a little module that

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<v Speaker 3>goes on the brief and there's a cell phone that

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<v Speaker 3>the st anda carries around with them. So think about

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<v Speaker 3>before if they'd have to go into the room every

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<v Speaker 3>two hours and check, put their hand down or round

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<v Speaker 3>the brief. Which where's the dignity in that?

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So now it alerts their phone and they can

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<v Speaker 3>go in, they go bedside, they just take the phone,

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<v Speaker 3>they detach, they check, it's it's fool proof, it's perfect.

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<v Speaker 3>It's alert response technology. You're alerted, you respond, and then

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<v Speaker 3>you fix the issue.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I just thinking, and we'll take a break here,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll bring it back. But you could be on the

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<v Speaker 1>two hour schedule. If you're the provider, you walk in

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<v Speaker 1>and you check them and everything's fine, and the moment

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<v Speaker 1>you walk out the door, that's when they experience the

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<v Speaker 1>incontinence and they're gonna be laying there for at least

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of hours. And if not a lot longer.

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<v Speaker 1>Average is twelve twelve hours, twelve hours, and there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of complications that go along with lying around

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<v Speaker 1>and st doing your own juicues for that period of time.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll bring back Patty. Let me pause right now for

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<v Speaker 1>these brief words. I'll be right back.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty five KRC dot com. Your hands work hard, tex.

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<v Speaker 1>Heay, very happy Friday to you. And I got Patty

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<v Speaker 1>and studio Patty Scott from Heart the number four seniors

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<v Speaker 1>dot org and they have this amazing technology to help

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<v Speaker 1>ensure that these seniors in these various living facilities are

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<v Speaker 1>going to get the attention they need when they soil themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a real problem, but a real time it's happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Software alerts the caregiver to the cell phone so they

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<v Speaker 1>know exactly what you patient to check on. There's no

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<v Speaker 1>rotating schedule, and obviously these senior facilities are overwhelmed. Would

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<v Speaker 1>you say one caregiver for maybe thirty people on.

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<v Speaker 2>A week a week is kind of a normal weekend night.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is a huge issue. You said off air,

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<v Speaker 1>how many millions of seniors are going to be in

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<v Speaker 1>these facilities?

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<v Speaker 3>One hundred and twenty eight million seniors is what we

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<v Speaker 3>have in the United States right now, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>twenty eight million. One point three million of them are

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<v Speaker 3>already in long term care. As we speak, fifteen million

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<v Speaker 3>of them are being taken care of their homes.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh wow, And this technology could be rolled out in

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<v Speaker 1>a home environment.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, absolutely, yeah, absolutely, it can be rolled out in

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<v Speaker 3>a home environment. It's alert response technology, So right now

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<v Speaker 3>there's a risk wearable. There's a brief that's special technology

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<v Speaker 3>that can alert. We also, bing bing binged this week

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<v Speaker 3>are rolling out a call light. So imagine how many

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<v Speaker 3>times people are sitting there and pish their call light

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<v Speaker 3>and they never show up. So the call lights are

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<v Speaker 3>being implemented this week. We actually also are working on

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<v Speaker 3>something for dehydration. Dehydration is a huge issue. Oh sure,

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<v Speaker 3>toxicity if they're not dehydrated and they're taking how many

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<v Speaker 3>meds and things like that. Think about the diabetes right now,

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<v Speaker 3>Like a Libra three, right, it's if somebody's wearing a

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<v Speaker 3>Libra three there, the alert is sitting bedside, it's gonna alert.

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<v Speaker 2>Well if nobody's around, who's going to see it?

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<v Speaker 1>And again, going back to my father when he's experiencing

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<v Speaker 1>his worst phases of stages of Alzheimer's dementia. He wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>know to reach over and press a button.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, right.

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<v Speaker 3>So we also are working on thermal imaging where we

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<v Speaker 3>can actually not even have to have anything on a

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<v Speaker 3>patient and it can just be sitting in the room

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<v Speaker 3>and it can take everything from pollox to blood pressure,

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<v Speaker 3>can uncover tachycardia, any and all. So, I mean, at

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<v Speaker 3>the end of the day, here's the issue, right, there's

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<v Speaker 3>a crisis. We're in four facilities right now in the

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<v Speaker 3>state of Ohio. The gold this year is to be

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<v Speaker 3>in fifty. The only thing the technology is there. The

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<v Speaker 3>only thing that is holding this technology back truly is

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<v Speaker 3>just funding.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the catch.

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<v Speaker 3>How much, Brian, do you think it costs for a caregiver,

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<v Speaker 3>a resident to have a Heart for Seniors technology system

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<v Speaker 3>ecosystem around them.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no way of knowing.

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<v Speaker 3>Twelve dollars and sixty three cents, Oh my god, forty

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<v Speaker 3>seven hundred dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>So and I want to thank from the bottom of

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<v Speaker 1>my heart because last time Hart for Seniors was on

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<v Speaker 1>they you ended up getting like three thousand dollars from.

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<v Speaker 2>My listeners we did, and a donation from you.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I know I wasn't trying toot my own horn,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know this, and these were small contributions folks

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<v Speaker 1>you have in the listening audience. Twenty dollars here, ten

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<v Speaker 1>dollars there. It all adds up. Every little bit counts,

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<v Speaker 1>like a flea urinating in the Pacific Ocean, all everything,

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<v Speaker 1>every little bit counts. So you can reach out to

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<v Speaker 1>Heart number four Seniors dot org and help contribute to

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<v Speaker 1>this wonderful cause. And I want to see you in

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<v Speaker 1>all the senior facilities.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to be because well.

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<v Speaker 1>It benefits the caregivers that are there. They're not going

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<v Speaker 1>around doing make work on a schedule. They're going to

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<v Speaker 1>actually where people need the care that is correct. It's

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<v Speaker 1>such a simple solution. It just blows my mind that

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<v Speaker 1>it hasn't been rolled out more across the board. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a way for senior facilities to save money and provide

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<v Speaker 1>better care and be more efficient.

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<v Speaker 3>The other thing that the show and you have helped

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<v Speaker 3>us with is there were several what are called discharge

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<v Speaker 3>planners at hospitals. So discharge planners are the ones that

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<v Speaker 3>have this heavy burden, right they're sending off patients from

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<v Speaker 3>hospitals they don't know really what they're sending off to

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<v Speaker 3>and where they're sending off to.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, that's right.

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<v Speaker 3>So we've been able to we've been able to visit

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of hospitals since your last show and actually

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<v Speaker 3>shared the technology with the discharge planners. They're just like,

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<v Speaker 3>you've got to be kidding, mind blown, mind blown that

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<v Speaker 3>this even exists. I know, And it's just the dignity

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<v Speaker 3>and the care. I mean, it's saving lives without question.

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<v Speaker 1>And you went through some of the horror stories of

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<v Speaker 1>folks who are neglected and have the neglected. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>take a whole lot of imagination to realize what that

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<v Speaker 1>neglect can bring about.

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<v Speaker 3>People are sitting in their urine and feces for over

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<v Speaker 3>twelve to eighteen hours. That turns to skin breakdown bacteria,

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<v Speaker 3>including sepsis, which then takes you back to a hospital

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<v Speaker 3>where you're going to Keep in mind, hospitals get paid,

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<v Speaker 3>oh regardless whether you're there five days or seven days,

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<v Speaker 3>but they try to send you right back and it's

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<v Speaker 3>just this cycle that just tens.

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<v Speaker 1>And thousands of dollars just to walk into the hospital

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<v Speaker 1>Patty Scott of Heart four Seniors, Heart the number four

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<v Speaker 1>seniors dot org, check them out, help them out, and

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to all of my listeners who did that last

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<v Speaker 1>time around. What a wonderful organization. Got a break now, Patty,

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<v Speaker 1>because we're gonna catch ourselves A crime stopper Bad Guy

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